Cicret Bracelet -- prototype very likely using Microvision Technology.

Cicret Bracelet -- so we've all seen this concept video for this cool bracelet.

I'm profoundly dubious that this could ever be produced in the form you see it here. For a variety of reasons.

A similar -- BETTER use could be made of a small projector with PicoP. (We'll start seeing that in action very soon, when the Celluon PicoAir and PicoPro start being seen by real people.)




But a prototype has been built -- and they have released a video with the prototype in action. Here it is:




Now you may be wondering, is this Microvision making this thing work?

I'm quite confident that it is. (and still confident that the original depiction of the bracelet is VERY optimistic.) It is a great illustration of how useful PicoP can be, however. 

So, first up is the bottom of the projector. (In the demo, it appears they have the bottom of the projector facing away from the person's skin.)

This looks like the bottom of a ShowWx projector from Microvision. The ShowWx would be excellent for making a prototype - the projectors currently being manufactured with Microvision tech are of significantly better specifications.

And, there's the question of scan lines. The scan lines of a ShowWx are distinctive. They make a kind of  curved scan line across the image. (Different than the newest iteration of the Microvision's PicoP. Here is a scan line comparison. 

The scan lines are different, but similar enough in that they have the same "swoop" shape. On the Microvision image, I have highlighted the scan line on the left image from ShowWx splash screen. (It's much easier to see when the picture is moving.) And the curved darkened area in the middle of the picture on the right that gores from top right to bottom left through the red blotch is the scan line. Considering the projector is upside down, and has been adjusted to have extreme low angle projection, this seems very likely to be the ShowWx.

Is it Microvision PicoP? I give it 95%+ likelihood that it is.

Embedded Projectors on Sony Camcorders will be a LOT better with PicoP

Headed to the local Best Buy with assistance to compare the ShowWx with the DLP projector embedded in a Sony Camcorder.

Apologies for the lack of exactly comparable content, and the non-pure screen. We were trying to be discreet with our informal test. 

The ShowWx is five years old -- compared to last years DLP. The PicoP demo available shown at the Microvision stockholder meeting this year is MUCH better than the projector demonstrated here.

• The ShowWx is rated at 10 lumens
• The DLP claims 25 lumens

Clarity of the DLP is pretty good, but it seems kind of "washed out" 

The focus requirement on the DLP is very touchy.

The throw-ratio of the ShowWx is MUCH better. The first picture shows the projectors at the same distance from the viewing surface. The picture of the ShowWx is much larger at the same distance.

Comparing brightness. ("10 lumen" ShowWx on the left "25 lumen" DLP on the right.)

This is the tag for the Sony model tested.

* Thanks Omer!

MVIS at ten VS Texas Instruments DLP at 25 -- MVIS wins, no contest.

Sony is now connected with Microvision. They are employing Microvision's PicoP  and they're using Microvision for a good reason.

I went to look at the embedded projector they are using in one of their camcorder models that is for sale now.

The TI DLP included claims 25 Lumens. I will try and get a video comparison of this with my MVIS ShowWX rated at 10 lumens. The ShowWx is MUCH better than the DLP projector in this camera. I look forward to Sony using PicoP (much better than ShowWx) in many of its products.

HDR-PJ540/B

Full HD 60p/24p Camcorder w/ Balanced Optical SteadyShot™

Projector

• Throw Distance : Approx. 0.5m (1.6feet) or over
• Endurance (Battery Life) : Approx. 95min(Supplied Battery)
• Resolution Output : 640 x 360
• Screen Coverage : Up to 100" (diag)
• Projector Input : Yes (HDMI micro) 
• Contrast Ratio : 1500:1
• Light Output : Up to 25 lumens
• ShowWx specs

brightness:	10 Lumens
Color Light Output:	**
Eco-Mode(Lumens):	10 ANSI
Contrast(Full On/Off):	**
Auto Iris:	No
Native Resolution:	848x480
Aspect Ratio:	16:9 (WVGA)